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f you want to be narrow about it (and, in this case, I do), there are four iterations of diva house: smooth vocals, rough beats; rough vocals, smooth beats; rough vocals, rough beats; smooth vocals, smooth beats. While that's not necessarily in descending order, the toughest dyad to pull off is unquestionably the last one. Pop-aspiring house music usually has 4/4 strikes against it, and if the entire mix is Teflon-smooth, the overall package is apt to slide right off listener's ears as the pulsating beats blend into one big tranquilizing mash. Granted, Lisa Shaw's understated, becalmed alto can hardly...